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Post by Lennon2217 on Dec 13, 2018 14:18:13 GMT -5
So today I heard Mylo Xyloto, this album was a blur in my head, I hadn't heard this album since 2012 I guess cos I didn't like it and over the years I forgot about it. I have to say there are strong songs, Charlie Brown is one of their best and some of the singles are great, Us Against The World stood out imo, but the problem is that overall it's all too saccharine, here they started their Maroon 5 phase, and calling Rihanna wasn't a good move, it's an album ready to take over the world, but not in the best way, VLV pointed many directions they could have followed, but they choose the most comercial one, from that poin on they weren't a band anymore, they became business, a big brand, definitely an album I won't get back too soon. The problem was they started making two records at the same time. An acoustic driven one and a more experimental. They ended up canning the idea and joined them into one with mixed results. Still features great tunes. |
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Post by World71R on Dec 30, 2018 18:12:15 GMT -5
Wanted to bump this thread and say that the first two tracks on AHFOD are pretty solid and are shining stars of the potential their current sound and approach has. I say this having listened to the title track this morning. I really enjoyed the disco-y house rhythm & synthesizers, combined with a good bassline and some solid guitar & (towards the end) piano work. Birds I like a little better, though, since all the mix is much clearer and the songwriting is better, but the title track stood out to me today.
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Post by The Escapist on May 5, 2019 18:16:06 GMT -5
Coldplay fans (Coldplayers? Cold Playboys?) on Reddit have been mashing the album cover styles together and some of them look really cool:  This is also your annual reminder that you can't be truly comfortable with yourself until you admit that Coldplay have wrote some fucking beautiful songs. Thanks. |
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Post by World71R on May 6, 2019 0:20:27 GMT -5
Coldplay fans (Coldplayers? Cold Playboys?) on Reddit have been mashing the album cover styles together and some of them look really cool: This is also your annual reminder that you can't be truly comfortable with yourself until you admit that Coldplay have wrote some fucking beautiful songs. Thanks. I saw these as well. They'e really beautiful, especially the AHFOD-ified MX cover, the Parachute version of the AHFOD cover, Rush of Blood version of Ghost Stories cover, and the Viva la Vida versions of all the album covers. Their aesthetic is very clean but ethereal and thought-provoking, with a sense of style and flair, which describes their music in some ways. Now if they would just stop working with pop producers like Stargate who are below them and only stand to drag them down, instead of pushing them and building them up like Brian Eno, Rik Simpson, Markus Dravs, and Jon Hopkins have in some way. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on May 6, 2019 12:08:23 GMT -5
its better to burn out than to fade away..................
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Post by Lennon2217 on May 6, 2019 12:16:21 GMT -5
I saw these as well. They'e really beautiful, especially the AHFOD-ified MX cover, the Parachute version of the AHFOD cover, Rush of Blood version of Ghost Stories cover, and the Viva la Vida versions of all the album covers. Their aesthetic is very clean but ethereal and thought-provoking, with a sense of style and flair, which describes their music in some ways. Now if they would just stop working with pop producers like Stargate who are below them and only stand to drag them down, instead of pushing them and building them up like Brian Eno, Rik Simpson, Markus Dravs, and Jon Hopkins have in some way. Yeah, A Rush of Blood to the Head in the style of Viva.. is my favourite, feels like that image could actually have been used by the band at that time. X&Y is probably the only Coldplay artwork I dislike, to be honest, all the others sum up the sound of their respective albums perfectly. I think the X&Y cover works perfectly. The band was a mess creatively and very very unsure of themselves. They made a bunch of missteps and the cover art is one of them. Sign of the times I suppose. The mixed bag era. |
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Post by The Escapist on May 7, 2019 19:46:38 GMT -5
This song is Spies on futuristic steroids. Tune.
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Post by thespiderandthefly on Jun 3, 2019 23:40:58 GMT -5
Sooo....last time I listened to Coldplay, it was the release of X&Y (which I did like). If one wanted to "scrub back in" to them now, are there songs you folks would recommend that are NOT the stuff I hear in Hot Topic or Abercrombie while shopping ironically for a Metallica t-shirt?  Don't suppose anything in the last ten years is like the first few albums?? |
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Post by seanrulesrh on Jun 4, 2019 3:07:45 GMT -5
Sooo....last time I listened to Coldplay, it was the release of X&Y (which I did like). If one wanted to "scrub back in" to them now, are there songs you folks would recommend that are NOT the stuff I hear in Hot Topic or Abercrombie while shopping ironically for a Metallica t-shirt? Don't suppose anything in the last ten years is like the first few albums?? Viva La Vida is actually a really great album. Violet Hill is the closest they're gonna be to the Beatles sound. And 42 sounds like a Radiohead song. Then there's 'Yes' that is a great choone. |
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Post by lahaine on Jun 4, 2019 3:34:15 GMT -5
Sooo....last time I listened to Coldplay, it was the release of X&Y (which I did like). If one wanted to "scrub back in" to them now, are there songs you folks would recommend that are NOT the stuff I hear in Hot Topic or Abercrombie while shopping ironically for a Metallica t-shirt? Don't suppose anything in the last ten years is like the first few albums?? Viva La Vida is actually a really great album. Violet Hill is the closest they're gonna be to the Beatles sound. And 42 sounds like a Radiohead song. Then there's 'Yes' that is a great choone. Viva la Vida for me is their best album. Violet Hill sounds like a lost Lennon song from the early 70's. Strawberry Swing sounds like their most Beatle like song on that album. Lovers In Japan and Viva La Vida sounds like Achtung Baby era U2. I love the hidden songs at the end of songs like Yes and Lovers in Japan. Working with Brian Eno did them wonders. As I always say, I go to bat for Coldplay for their first 4 albums and B-sides from that era.One of the best bands around during that period. After that it got very dodgy. |
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Post by lahaine on Jun 4, 2019 3:40:57 GMT -5
Yeah, A Rush of Blood to the Head in the style of Viva.. is my favourite, feels like that image could actually have been used by the band at that time. X&Y is probably the only Coldplay artwork I dislike, to be honest, all the others sum up the sound of their respective albums perfectly. I think the X&Y cover works perfectly. The band was a mess creatively and very very unsure of themselves. They made a bunch of missteps and the cover art is one of them. Sign of the times I suppose. The mixed bag era. I think X&Y is their Be Here Now, still a great album just one or two duds and a bit overlong. Some great stuff on that album. Title track is one of their most underrated songs, sounds like a lost Pink Floyd gem. Speed of Sound is the closet they got to 80's U2 and still one of their best singles. What If pisses all over the horrid Fix You (god that song is the drizzling shits). Square One and White Shadows are fantastic album tracks. Talk with it's Kraftwerk sample is great. The second half is definitely a little weak but still has gems like Low, Hardest Part and Til Kingdom Come. They've done worse albums since and I'd put this 4th on the best album list. Nowhere near a disaster as some and the band themselves have it down as. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2019 4:16:52 GMT -5
coldplay are a band that I fall in love with for about 2 months, get fed up and dont listen to them for years.
usually have visited them more when Im going through a break up more often than not.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Jun 4, 2019 6:11:49 GMT -5
coldplay are a band that I fall in love with for about 2 months, get fed up and dont listen to them for years. usually have visited them more when Im going through a break up more often than not. I was a huge huge huge fan of theirs between June 2000 and probably to the end of 2011 when I began to feel like the band I fell in love with when I graduated high school was no longer the same identity anymore. We grew together but then we grew apart. Lyrically, thematically and tonally. If you told me in say November 2000 or August 2002 that Coldplay would become this Hollywood band dating movie stars, collaborating with Top 10 artists globally and wearing bright colors id have said you are full of shit. They were once a wanna be Radiohead/Travis/Bunnymen hybrid meets Jeff Buckley. I don’t even know what the fuck they are now??? Maroon 5 meets Timberlake??? Their image in America in the early 2000s was dark, moody, sad and almost suicidal as the media would claim. It’s been a real 180. This same chain of events has also happened for me with Kings of Leon and Kasabian. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2019 7:06:25 GMT -5
coldplay are a band that I fall in love with for about 2 months, get fed up and dont listen to them for years. usually have visited them more when Im going through a break up more often than not. I was a huge huge huge fan of theirs between June 2000 and probably to the end of 2011 when I began to feel like the band I fell in love with when I graduated high school was no longer the same identity anymore. We grew together but then we grew apart. Lyrically, thematically and tonally. If you told me in day November 2000 or August 2002 that Coldplay would become this Hollywood band dating movie stars, collaborating with Top 10 artists globally and wearing bright colors id have said you are full of shit. They were once a wanna be Radiohead/Travis/Bunnymen hybrid meets Jeff Buckley. I don’t even know what the fuck they are now??? Maroon 5 meets Timberlake??? Their image in America in the early 2000s was dark, moody, sad and almost suicidal as the media would claim. It’s been a real 180. This same chain of events has also happened for me with Kings of Leon and Kasabian. I think chris martin is a pretty genuine bloke, I can't really criticism him. He seems pretty harmless. saying that I think he has a fairly big urge to fit in and just be liked and because of that, I reckon he probably didnt like the comments that coldplay was a depressing band and almost went right back the other way and made it all colourful and happy. even the stage is covered in cheery colours. Its like chris is trying so hard to wipe away that moody image they were once criticized for. I believe he even made a comment not long ago that was weird, something like he was accepting that not everyone was going to like his music so just does what wants......but in many ways the music he is producing is the safest it ever has been, its very commercial and seemingly created to appeal to as many as possible. |
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Post by Rolo on Jun 4, 2019 7:09:52 GMT -5
Up & Up is a brilliant song.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Jun 4, 2019 7:13:17 GMT -5
I was a huge huge huge fan of theirs between June 2000 and probably to the end of 2011 when I began to feel like the band I fell in love with when I graduated high school was no longer the same identity anymore. We grew together but then we grew apart. Lyrically, thematically and tonally. If you told me in day November 2000 or August 2002 that Coldplay would become this Hollywood band dating movie stars, collaborating with Top 10 artists globally and wearing bright colors id have said you are full of shit. They were once a wanna be Radiohead/Travis/Bunnymen hybrid meets Jeff Buckley. I don’t even know what the fuck they are now??? Maroon 5 meets Timberlake??? Their image in America in the early 2000s was dark, moody, sad and almost suicidal as the media would claim. It’s been a real 180. This same chain of events has also happened for me with Kings of Leon and Kasabian. I think chris martin is a pretty genuine bloke, I can't really criticism him. He seems pretty harmless. saying that I think he has a fairly big urge to fit in and just be liked and because of that, I reckon he probably didnt like the comments that coldplay was a depressing band and almost went right back the other way and made it all colourful and happy. even the stage is covered in cheery colours. Its like chris is trying so hard to wipe away that moody image they were once criticized for. I believe he even made a comment not long ago that was weird, something like he was accepting that not everyone was going to like his music so just does what wants......but in many ways the music he is producing is the safest it ever has been, its very commercial and seemingly created to appeal to as many as possible. Martin has become like U2 where they constantly feel like they need to be #1, be relevant and liked by everyone. None of that is totally realistic. Neil Young once said that you have to accept that some people will like you, some people will hate you and some people will be in the middle. You are never gonna convert them all. Even the world’s biggest stars had their detractors, be it Elvis, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin or Bruce Springsteen. Just make the music you want to make and let the chips fall where they may. |
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Post by Rolo on Jun 4, 2019 7:22:15 GMT -5
Violet Hill was the song that really made me sit up and take notice of Coldplay, that album is absolutely brilliant. Strawberry Swing, Cemeteries Of London and Yes along with Violet Hill are all really great. Yes is probably their best song ever in my opinion. (Imagine a Liam vocal on this track)
Mylo Xyloto was an album I listened to quite a bit, loved songs like Up In Flames and U.F.O (even though it's over before it's begun).
Since then I haven't took much interest. I do really like Everglow, A Head Full Of Dreams and Up & Up from the latest record though. Hope they go back to to the Viva La Vida sound one day.
No one can deny Chris Martin can write a bloody great melody.
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Post by The Escapist on Jun 4, 2019 7:34:51 GMT -5
I think chris martin is a pretty genuine bloke, I can't really criticism him. He seems pretty harmless. saying that I think he has a fairly big urge to fit in and just be liked and because of that, I reckon he probably didnt like the comments that coldplay was a depressing band and almost went right back the other way and made it all colourful and happy. even the stage is covered in cheery colours. Its like chris is trying so hard to wipe away that moody image they were once criticized for. I believe he even made a comment not long ago that was weird, something like he was accepting that not everyone was going to like his music so just does what wants......but in many ways the music he is producing is the safest it ever has been, its very commercial and seemingly created to appeal to as many as possible. Martin has become like U2 where they constantly feel like they need to be #1, be relevant and liked by everyone. None of that is totally realistic. Neil Young once said that you have to accept that some people will like you, some people will hate you and some people will be in the middle. You are never gonna convert them all. Even the world’s biggest stars had their detractors, be it Elvis, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin or Bruce Springsteen. Just make the music you want to make and let the chips fall where they may. Ha, that's exactly what Chris is doing. He was very concerned about what people thought and wrote about them back in the X&Y era, and it lead both to dull music that tried to appease people by playing to their stereotypes (What If), and then good music by going against it (Viva...). Since the Mylo tour, he hasn't given a flying fuck what anyone thinks of their music, and is just making what makes him happy. He doesn't read reviews, he doesn't over-think things, he knows a lot of people love the band and just makes the songs he wants to make. He's talked multiple times in interviews that he's come to terms with the fact that a lot of people hate Coldplay, and he thinks that's fine, and he wishes he had realised that sooner. Now, I think this is to the detriment of his music, because it's consciously hitting back at critics that gave us their best album, but if you want to hear him trying to maintain popularity and being aware of perception, you have to listen to X&Y, not A Head Full Dreams. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2019 7:36:10 GMT -5
I think chris martin is a pretty genuine bloke, I can't really criticism him. He seems pretty harmless. saying that I think he has a fairly big urge to fit in and just be liked and because of that, I reckon he probably didnt like the comments that coldplay was a depressing band and almost went right back the other way and made it all colourful and happy. even the stage is covered in cheery colours. Its like chris is trying so hard to wipe away that moody image they were once criticized for. I believe he even made a comment not long ago that was weird, something like he was accepting that not everyone was going to like his music so just does what wants......but in many ways the music he is producing is the safest it ever has been, its very commercial and seemingly created to appeal to as many as possible. Martin has become like U2 where they constantly feel like they need to be #1, be relevant and liked by everyone. None of that is totally realistic. Neil Young once said that you have to accept that some people will like you, some people will hate you and some people will be in the middle. You are never gonna convert them all. Even the world’s biggest stars had their detractors, be it Elvis, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin or Bruce Springsteen. Just make the music you want to make and let the chips fall where they may. exactly, I mean you can apply that to life in general really. there was some guy talking about friendships and relationships and he said that you can't expect everyone to like you, you cant expect everyone to dislike you. You have an audience so therefore you should simply appeal to that audience and forget the rest. Its pointless worrying why that person doesnt like you because you cant change peoples opinions. you could be the most amazing artist in the world and there is still going to be that one guy who says "meh, they're shite" so just accept it and carry on regardless. I like chris but.....yeah, hes probably just abit too nice and likely hasnt got it in him to simply stick up two fingers and do what he really wants. Hes always likely going to be concerned over how people will view it. he seems like the kind of guy that would read a thousand positive comments then read one negative one and proceed to act on that one negative comment so he can be liked rather than just thinking "well most people like it". |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Jun 4, 2019 7:47:23 GMT -5
Martin has become like U2 where they constantly feel like they need to be #1, be relevant and liked by everyone. None of that is totally realistic. Neil Young once said that you have to accept that some people will like you, some people will hate you and some people will be in the middle. You are never gonna convert them all. Even the world’s biggest stars had their detractors, be it Elvis, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin or Bruce Springsteen. Just make the music you want to make and let the chips fall where they may. Ha, that's exactly what Chris is doing. He was very concerned about what people thought and wrote about them back in the X&Y era, and it lead both to dull music that tried to appease people by playing to their stereotypes (What If), and then good music by going against it (Viva...). Since the Mylo tour, he hasn't given a flying fuck what anyone thinks of their music, and is just making what makes him happy. He doesn't read reviews, he doesn't over-think things, he knows a lot of people love the band and just makes the songs he wants to make. He's talked multiple times in interviews that he's come to terms with the fact that a lot of people hate Coldplay, and he thinks that's fine, and he wishes he had realised that sooner. Now, I think this is to the detriment of his music, because it's consciously hitting back at critics that gave us their best album, but if you want to hear him trying to maintain popularity and being aware of perception, you have to listen to X&Y, not A Head Full Dreams. I still believe that he cares deeply what people think about him and his music. His true self was the darker indie Buckley side. His music has gotten safer and safer as time marches on. It’s protect the brand time. It happens to almost everyone. U2 is also self aware of all of this but they still chase it with amazing hubris. I get it bands change, people change, listeners change. I don’t think too many of Coldplay’s original fans remain. It’s probably filled more with Viva and beyond folks. |
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Post by The Escapist on Jun 4, 2019 8:07:29 GMT -5
Ha, that's exactly what Chris is doing. He was very concerned about what people thought and wrote about them back in the X&Y era, and it lead both to dull music that tried to appease people by playing to their stereotypes (What If), and then good music by going against it (Viva...). Since the Mylo tour, he hasn't given a flying fuck what anyone thinks of their music, and is just making what makes him happy. He doesn't read reviews, he doesn't over-think things, he knows a lot of people love the band and just makes the songs he wants to make. He's talked multiple times in interviews that he's come to terms with the fact that a lot of people hate Coldplay, and he thinks that's fine, and he wishes he had realised that sooner. Now, I think this is to the detriment of his music, because it's consciously hitting back at critics that gave us their best album, but if you want to hear him trying to maintain popularity and being aware of perception, you have to listen to X&Y, not A Head Full Dreams. I still believe that he cares deeply what people think about him and his music. His true self was the darker indie Buckley side. His music has gotten safer and safer as time marches on. It’s protect the brand time. It happens to almost everyone. U2 is also self aware of all of this but they still chase it with amazing hubris. I get it bands change, people change, listeners change. I don’t think too many of Coldplay’s original fans remain. It’s probably filled more with Viva and beyond folks. Nah, that's just not the case. He talks in quite a few interviews about how listening to a lot of the darker music from the likes of X&Y makes him cringe now (he didn't want to even acknowledge that Twisted Logic had a name), and how A Head Full of Dreams is the Coldplay album he really wants to make. Maybe he still does still secretly care about what people think, but nowhere near to the extent that he used to, which is why X&Y is his least favourite Coldplay album, because he was paranoid about making the album he thought people wanted from Coldplay, not the album he wanted. People change and like different types of music, he's not the nerdy kid listening to Jeff Buckley anymore, he genuinely likes chart-pop music and wants to make it. If you wanna hear him not giving a fuck about perception and making the songs that make him happy, you have to listen to A Head Full of Dreams. "A Head Full of Dreams feels like the finale of a movie, the party scene, the place we've been trying to get to for ages. And that's how it feels - like we've made this record where that's how I've always wanted us to sound." |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Jun 4, 2019 8:28:07 GMT -5
I still believe that he cares deeply what people think about him and his music. His true self was the darker indie Buckley side. His music has gotten safer and safer as time marches on. It’s protect the brand time. It happens to almost everyone. U2 is also self aware of all of this but they still chase it with amazing hubris. I get it bands change, people change, listeners change. I don’t think too many of Coldplay’s original fans remain. It’s probably filled more with Viva and beyond folks. Nah, that's just not the case. He talks in quite a few interviews about how listening to a lot of the darker music from the likes of X&Y makes him cringe now (he didn't want to even acknowledge that Twisted Logic had a name), and how A Head Full of Dreams is the Coldplay album he really wants to make. Maybe he still does still secretly care about what people think, but nowhere near to the extent that he used to, which is why X&Y is his least favourite Coldplay album, because he was paranoid about making the album he thought people wanted from Coldplay, not the album he wanted. People change and like different types of music, he's not the nerdy kid listening to Jeff Buckley anymore, he genuinely likes chart-pop music and wants to make it. If you wanna hear him not giving a fuck about perception and making the songs that make him happy, you have to listen to A Head Full of Dreams. "A Head Full of Dreams feels like the finale of a movie, the party scene, the place we've been trying to get to for ages. And that's how it feels - like we've made this record where that's how I've always wanted us to sound."Do you have to be a kid or nerdy to like Jeff Buckley? That’s new. His influences have definitely changed. He went from constantly name checking Echo and the Bunnymen, Sigur Ros, PJ Harvey and The Flaming Lips in 2002 to Beyoncé, Chainsmokers, Arianne Grande and Tove Lo In 2017. He’s been trending to pop ever since some devastating X&Y reviews. NY Times spring to mind first. Those reviews helped level him and were out long after X&Y was a finished project. He went for a poppy and direct road for Viva and had extraordinary success with it and he’s been on the pop path ever since. For me if you don’t care about reviews or immense success you don’t do collaborations with Rihanna, Beyoncé, Chainsmokers, you don’t make music like Sky Full of Stars, something just like this or hymn for the weekend. They all reek of desperation. Like I said. If you told me all of this would happen in 2002 I’d say you are fucking crazy. I use to take pride in that Coldplay were not Maroon 5. Boy oh boy was I Fucking wrong. |
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Post by The Escapist on Jun 4, 2019 8:57:32 GMT -5
Nah, that's just not the case. He talks in quite a few interviews about how listening to a lot of the darker music from the likes of X&Y makes him cringe now (he didn't want to even acknowledge that Twisted Logic had a name), and how A Head Full of Dreams is the Coldplay album he really wants to make. Maybe he still does still secretly care about what people think, but nowhere near to the extent that he used to, which is why X&Y is his least favourite Coldplay album, because he was paranoid about making the album he thought people wanted from Coldplay, not the album he wanted. People change and like different types of music, he's not the nerdy kid listening to Jeff Buckley anymore, he genuinely likes chart-pop music and wants to make it. If you wanna hear him not giving a fuck about perception and making the songs that make him happy, you have to listen to A Head Full of Dreams. "A Head Full of Dreams feels like the finale of a movie, the party scene, the place we've been trying to get to for ages. And that's how it feels - like we've made this record where that's how I've always wanted us to sound."I find it quite amusing that some people find it easier to believe that Chris has been on a branding campaign for five years, feigning an interest in chart-pop, making music he doesn't want to make, and pretending to care less even though he cares more (despite, you know, all the evidence that that isn't the case), than it is to deal with the fact that the man just likes pop music. This is the most carefree and unconcerned with public opinion of his music that he's ever been. No question about it. "Something I learned from Brian Eno is that you have to be able to take rejection. Sometimes people like something, sometimes they don't." |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Jun 4, 2019 9:18:25 GMT -5
I find it quite amusing that some people find it easier to believe that Chris has been on a lying campaign for five years, fabricating an interest in chart-pop, making music he doesn't want to make, and pretending to care less even though he cares more (despite, you know, all the evidence that that isn't the case), than it is to deal with the fact that the man just likes pop music. This is the most carefree and unconcerned with public opinion of his music that he's ever been. No question about it. Like I started off saying people change. Bands change. Listeners change. Happens all the time. He can make whatever music he wants. I don’t believe him when he says he doesn’t care about reviews. I’ve been following this band since 2000, almost 20 years. It’s been in his nature the entire time. Always caring. Did he all the sudden turn it off the last 3-4 years? Maybe but i doubt it. It’s been a bizarre 180 over the last decade or so. Almost like two different bands. |
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Post by The Escapist on Jun 4, 2019 9:32:51 GMT -5
I find it quite amusing that some people find it easier to believe that Chris has been on a lying campaign for five years, fabricating an interest in chart-pop, making music he doesn't want to make, and pretending to care less even though he cares more (despite, you know, all the evidence that that isn't the case), than it is to deal with the fact that the man just likes pop music. This is the most carefree and unconcerned with public opinion of his music that he's ever been. No question about it. Like I started off saying people change. Bands change. Listeners change. Happens all the time. He can make whatever music he wants. I don’t believe him when he says he doesn’t care about reviews. I’ve been following this band since 2000, almost 20 years. It’s been in his nature the entire time. Always caring. Did he all the sudden turn it off the last 3-4 years? Maybe but i doubt it. It’s been a bizarre 180 over the last decade or so. Almost like two different bands. Well, that's what he says, it's what the band say, and it shows entirely in his music. He doesn't care about reviews anymore, he isn't fitting albums what people want from Coldplay, he's just making the songs that make him happy. In a sense, that's the problem. I like A Head Full of Dreams, there's a lot of good songs on it, but it was caring about the reaction to X&Y that lead to Viva, by far their best album. He let the band take the glory, created new lyrical themes for himself, used new chords and vocal timbres, acknowledged why people didn't like their third record, and came up with not only their best work, but the biggest album of the year. I wish he still cared like that. But he doesn't. He's happy, he's popular, he loves the new music. I can't have a go at him for that, but I don't think we'll get adventurous works like Viva while he's in this state of mind. |
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